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There are 14 ways to get from Dortmund to Passau by train, bus, night train, car, car train, or plane

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  1. Train via Nuremberg

    best
    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Kassel-WilhelmshoehetrainRe
    2. Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Nürnberg Hbftrain25 / ...
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Passau Hbftrain91 / ...
    7h 47m
    €86–281

  2. Bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Passau central train stationbusN161
    14h
    €41–73

  3. Night train

    1. Take the night train from Dortmund Hbf to Passau HbfnighttrainNj
    8h 7m
    €55–270

  4. Drive 648.1 km

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Passaucar648.1 km
    5h 45m
    €91–131

  5. Train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Passau Hbftrain91 / ...
    7h 49m
    €65–400

  6. Train #2

    1. Take the train from Hamm to Passau HbftrainNightjet
    10h 2m
    €108–379

  7. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Dortmund to Fuldacar
    2. Take the car train from Fulda to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Passaucar
    6h 48m
    €148–196

  8. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Munich International Airport (MUC)planeDUS - MUC
    3. Take the train from Freising to Passau Hbftrain
    6h 14m
    €117–328

  9. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Köln Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)planeCGN - MUC
    3. Take the train from Freising to Passau Hbftrain
    6h 50m
    €122–359

  10. Train to Münster Osnabrück International Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Münster Hauptbahnhoftrain
    2. Fly from Münster Osnabrück International Airport (FMO) to Munich International Airport (MUC)planeFMO - MUC
    3. Take the train from Freising to Passau Hbftrain
    6h 43m
    €148–285

  11. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Salzburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)planeDUS - SZG
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbftrain
    6h 55m
    €113–391

  12. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nuremberg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)planeFRA - NUE
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to Passau Hbftrain
    7h 7m
    €132–334

  13. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Salzburg Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Frankfurttrain
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)planeFRA - SZG
    3. Take the train from Salzburg Hauptbahnhof to Wels Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Wels Hbf to Passau Hbftrain
    7h 54m
    €175–473

  14. Train to Paderborn Lippstadt Airport, fly to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paderborn Hbftrain
    2. Fly from Paderborn Lippstadt Airport (PAD) to Munich International Airport (MUC)planePAD - MUC
    3. Take the train from Freising to Passau Hbftrain
    7h 59m
    €185–408

Dortmund to Passau by train

Calendar69Weekly Trains
Duration7h 47mAverage Duration
Ticket€86Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Dortmund, Germany and Passau, Germany?

You can take a train from Dortmund Hbf to Passau Hbf via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe and Nürnberg Hbf in around 7h 47m. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Essen central train station to Passau central train station once daily. Tickets cost €35–65 and the journey takes 12h 30m.

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